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To keep this thread open for discussion, please READ THIS BEFORE POSTING:

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- Significantly disrespectful posts toward any of the parties involved.

Please familiarize yourself with some of the basics on the use of force in the United States before posting in this thread.

If you feel the need to post a reaction to the news, post a comment on the youtube video. Don't bring it here. This thread is for a discussion on the topic, and your post better have substance to it. Low content posts will be met with moderator action.

Here is a good post by someone with experience in escalation of force training. Read that too.
This post might change your opinion of in the incident.
Jojo131
Profile Joined January 2011
Brazil1631 Posts
January 25 2012 02:24 GMT
#761
On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


A taser was used.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:26:50
January 25 2012 02:25 GMT
#762
On January 25 2012 11:14 OsoVega wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:04 Djzapz wrote:
On January 25 2012 05:18 iNcontroL wrote:
excessive? Police are supposed to shoot to kill.. it isn't like he reloaded and unloaded on the guy again. If a cop EVER shoots it's not to stop or slow down someone or something.. it's to kill him.

And why would we agree with that "rule"? Might as well give them all assault rifle to make sure that when they do use their weapon, they poke huge holes in the guy.

Seems to me like when you have an opportunity to maybe keep the guy alive, you should take that opportunity. After the first 5 bullets, the guy was no longer dangerous - the quick 5 other shots where unnecessary. Who cares about whether "a cop is supposed to shoot to kill", how's that not the most disgusting thing you've ever heard?

The cop, in my opinion, is incompetent and should be fired. You don't shoot a guy who's falling over 5 times in the back. It just doesn't happen.

Because any other philosophy risks the lives of the innocent to protect the offender. I go by the same philosophy when defending myself and my family.

No other lives were at risk as the guy was falling over from getting shot 5 times. Obviously you can advocate the use of excessive force if you want to make sure to kill as many people as possible, but I sure am glad there are still a few place in the world where police officers do make a decent effort to not kill "offenders" - who, oftentimes are just crazy people who need psychological help or people who try to commit suicide by cop.
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Deadlyhazard
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1177 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:26:59
January 25 2012 02:26 GMT
#763
On January 25 2012 11:21 Whole wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:17 r.Evo wrote:

If police is horribly trained, fine. Whoever is responsible for that needs to receive the kick in the nuts and not this officer. However, the second you say "He did fine, give him a break, that's how things are!" you accept the fact that a police force is not able to perform their basic duties properly.

It isn't really the trainer's fault. It is just that they are funded in a way that gives them little incentive to excel and little means to get advanced training.

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On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


They did use a taser. Get your facts straight before you start saying that people should get life in prison.


So they used tasers but the guy didn't drop to the ground and had the ability to swing a weapon? Explain that.

I know it said he used a taser, but there are two officers and one taser was ineffective? Why didn't they try the other one and aim around the thick clothing?
Hark!
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
January 25 2012 02:26 GMT
#764
As a poster above mentioned, there was no re-evaluation of the situation after the initial shots. 10 shots, 3 seconds. I can't get over how rapidly and how much the cops shot.
bobsire
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada296 Posts
January 25 2012 02:27 GMT
#765
There may have been other ways to stop the suspect. I don't think the amount of bullets fired was justifiable.
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14080 Posts
January 25 2012 02:27 GMT
#766
On January 25 2012 11:11 Tula wrote:
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On January 25 2012 10:58 r.Evo wrote:
On January 25 2012 06:25 sMi.EternaL wrote:
I very rarely post in these types of threads. Emotions usually run high and opinions are always fickle beasts. That being said, since this is actually an area in which I am very familiar I will try to shed some light on the situation for those saying this is an unjustified shoot.

A little background first. I am a former Marine weapons instructor and am now a private sector weapons instructor. As someone that teaches officers what to do in this situation I can say that this is an absolutely justifiable shoot.

In the Law Enforcement/Military world you are taught to shoot to stop the threat. Stop the threat means exactly that. There is no sugar coating a threat engagement, in high intensity situations like this your brain stops and your training takes over. This is called a "Body Alarm Response," your previous highest level of training literally takes over and often times you don't even realize what was happening until after the fact. This officer did exactly what he should have done and fell back on his training and by doing so potentially saved the life of his partner. His initial burst did not drop the suspect, as you can see he's still standing, they have no way of knowing what kind of weapons systems he is carrying on his person other than the object in his hand. You either put the threat down and know you're safe or gamble with your life and the lives of those around you. How horrible would you feel if you were this officer, you shot your initial rounds and then stopped giving the suspect time to pull his pistol from his waistband and kill your partner? It happens, and so we train to make sure that does NOT happen.

I personally teach every student I've ever trained that his main priority is to make it home safe. Your wife/kids/husband/partner are expecting you & counting on you. If someone is coming at you/friend/family, you drop them absolutely. You never shoot to kill but you always shoot to stop the threat, in most cases this will kill the individual but that is never our intention. Hindsight and outside perspective is extremely skewed in these types of situations.

As far as being able to justify a shooting you have to be able to say to yourself, DAM! DAM is Desire, Ability and Means. This suspect displayed desire, he was well within range/had the capability to end that officers life and he definitely had the means.

Food for thought: In most states if a person puts their bare hand into their pocket/paper bag/anything and even IMPLIES that he has a gun, you are well within your rights to shoot that person in self defense. If a person walks into a bank and tries to rob it in this manner he still gets assault with a deadly weapon/armed robbery etc charges. And those cases happen more frequently than you might think. In this case the suspect very obviously had a weapon and displayed an attempt to use it. Training kicked in and that was all she wrote.



Hi there.

I kinda feel the need to respond to your post since it's being quoted as high quality and therefore supposedly the highest post from the "this shoot is justified" position. I am no weapons instructor or ex-marine. However, I am training in various martial arts since about 8 years total, I have trained with several police officers and had instructors with a background ranging from ex-military to ex-special ops. I have also received training on small arms and the topic of "When does which situation call for a complete escalation?" is something everyone in this sector should be familar with.

Coming from a martial arts and no military background I am able to use weapons like swords, knives or baseball bats (which is probably the best comparison to the suspects crowbar) and I therefor know how they work and how they don't work.


There is no sugar coating a threat engagement, in high intensity situations like this your brain stops and your training takes over. This is called a "Body Alarm Response," your previous highest level of training literally takes over and often times you don't even realize what was happening until after the fact.


I completely agree. This should be the goal of any physical training in this departement. However the suspect in this short film is by no means displaying the intention to attack the policeman. He turns. He jumps towards the cop like a boxer, having his weapon in a position ready to strike. As scary as that might look, he is in no position to actually swing that weapon properly against the officer.


He holds the crowbar at the bottom end. While this part is technicly "correct" for a blunt weapon like this (think baseball bat) he has the weapon in one line with his body, the right hand above and behind his left hand, the heavy point of the weapon at neck height. If this was a Katana (which would be balanced right above his right hand), he could instantly strike and hurt someone. Since this however is a crowbar, to swing it at the officer he would have to:

a) lunge out behind his back (backwards motion) to then swing at the officer (think baseball-batter).
b) tilt the crowbar to the (from him) right side and then turn his body to swing it from right to left.
c) apply pressure with his right hand to swing it downwards.

a) and b) are easy to spot (we're talking 1-2s+ reaction time each) and are imo the correct moment to shoot at him.

c) is (remember, we're talking crowbar and not katana here) incredibly slow, even for someone with huge strength (his right hand would have to be higher up the crowbar to do this with speed since the balance point is at the other end of that thing) and, in case he actually moves the right hand up in preparation, (hint: again a sign to shoot at him) incredibly short range compared to the distance the officer has to him at that point.


What I'm seeing from this video, concerning the officers responses is that both are badly trained and overreacting.

The officer who is "under attack" (let's call him A) misses his taser shot, walks towards the suspect while fiddling around in his pocket and not looking at the suspect, then looks up and his first reaction is not drawing his weapon. It's not stepping outside of range. It's not evading a potential fatal blow. It is making a jump backwards and ducking because he's afraid (if the suspect would have swung his crowbar while turning, his head would be right in its way. Good job, well played). His reaction is not that of a person trained in close combat. It's the same reaction any untrained civilian would show.

B sees the suspect getting into a position from which he is not able to take action against his partner (see above), but a position that looks scary - I completely agree. If his Body Alarm Response is to shoot the second something LOOKS threatening then he is either horribly trained or mentally not fit for the job. He does not understand or realize that the suspect was threatening to hit his partner, but not (yet) intending to do so. If he WANTED to smack his face in while having a gun pointed in his face he would have hit the second he turned around, WITHOUT getting his weapon in the above mentioned "ready position". (He could have easily just turned around while swinging the weapon, most likely hitting A pretty damn hard and without any handgun in the world stopping him from doing so. Remember: A wasn't even looking at him because he was busy with getting his taser back into his pocket.)

Not realizing or understanding this crucial difference as officer B makes shooting the suspect a horrible call.



As someone who has been in fights before and has seen fights before, I am absolutely certain that the suspect in that video did not intend to hit the officer at the moment shots were fired, he intended to threaten him. Was it stupid? Yes. You don't fucking threaten someone while his buddy has a gun in your face. Was his threat a justification to open fire on him? No way.



PS: If anyone comes up with "yeah but you can't analyze that in the moment while it's happening" - THAT is what good training is about. As someone who is carrying a weapon you have to be able to make very close calls within a very short time frame under high stress. If you aren't able to do that, you are not fit for the job. It's that simple.

My initial reaction while watching the video was pretty much "wtf he didn't want to hit anyone" when the shots were fired. Yes, I needed to rewatch the video multiple times to understand WHY this was my initial reaction, however it is still the reaction of someone who is trained to correctly read such a situation and to avoid anyone involved getting hurt more than they should be. Even if I take the training I recieved when it comes to actual bodyguarding into account this is still NOT the situation where you have to go all out to save someones ass.


PPS: I would love to hear what the police officers actually said to the suspect. If I missed any kind transcript in the thread, please tell me so.


Two points of note regarding your post:

1) For all intents and purposes you are vastly more trained and qualified to discuss hand to hand combat and weapons than the cops in question. Aside from a fairly basic training most police officers are not trained for hand to hand or close quarter combat. That might be a mistake which leads to situations such as this, but it is also a fact. In point of fact, they will most likely not need such extensive hand to hand training throughout most of their job either.
Spec ops or even military operators are trained with a certain amount of hand to hand in mind, police officers not really.

2) I'll bow to your superior knowledge regarding his stance, but i must let you know that my reaction to the video was fairly different to yours. Granted i finished my service nearly 10 years ago, but if the situation had happened to me, i most likely would have shot to cover my partner as well.
Threatening to strike is exactly what we were trained to look for, simply because we are NOT trained to the level you seem to have been. A lurch towards the officer coupled with raising a weapon is pretty much more warning than you ever expect to receive.


Maybe you are correct, as i said you seem to know more about hth than I do, but by any handbook i know what he did was more than enough to justify a shot (and VERY stupid to boot).


Honestly, just try it out. (I just took a wooden katana I've got lying around here and held it the wrong way around to make sure im not spewing out complete bullshit) - copy the way he's standing (left foot in front, right behind), knees slightly bent and then hold an object that's similar to that crowbar or a baseball bat like he does. You will, most likely, notice that it's incredibly awkward if you actually want to HIT something or someone from that position.

It's kinda similar to someone raising his chin and having his fists to the side of his body instead of his front. It's a threatening gesture, not an attacking one.



On January 25 2012 11:12 Jaso wrote:
^
Basically what you're saying is that the cops should've waited until AFTER the officer was hit/killed until they started firing? I believe that goes against every part of "self defense"...

(I'm aware of r.Evo's post which stated the guy had no intention of actually attacking the officer, but the guy wasn't a professional. There's the chance he was holding that like a blind fool. Even if he wasn't planning to, the fact that he turned towards the officer is a pretty big risk to take.)


Well, the plain fact that he did what he did while having someone point a gun to his face isn't exactly what I'd call clever in the first place. =D

I'm pretty sure that guy is by no means a "professional", but here's another point: He is NOT jumping AT the officer. He is kinda hopping towards him (like a boxer would) - which makes no sense at all if you want to hit him. A crazy person who wants to smack your head in with a crowbar simply won't move like that. (Imagine yourself in that situation. Try out how you would act when you want to be like OMG GET OFF MY BALLS YOU MOTHER**** and how you would act when you are GOING TO SMASH THAT GUYS HEAD IN RIGHT NOW. Those are highly different mindsets and they result in highly different movements.


The ability to spot that difference should be what someone who works in law-enforcement should be capable of.
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FullNatural
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States180 Posts
January 25 2012 02:27 GMT
#767
People talking about warning shots, shoot him in the leg, shoot him in the head, too many bullets etc watch far too many movies and play far too many video games.

When an armed officer pulls out a weapon, it means serious business. It means he is going to difuse the threat if required. Hes not going to take chances with his "golden gun" or try to "head shot" someone. It means get your ass on the ground with your hands where they can be seen, because the officer is going to end the threat right then and there if needed. The comment by the arms officer at the bottom of the OP hits the nail on the head.

When an officer is in this situation, he does not have the luxury to play monday morning quarterback. He needs to fall back on his training and do what needs to be done in a split second.

disclamier; I hate guns. However, I have been an armored truck driver and an armed security officer. People should refrain from making silly comments until they have been in a similar situation.
OsoVega
Profile Joined December 2010
926 Posts
January 25 2012 02:27 GMT
#768
On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.

He did use a taser. No, it wouldn't have been more effective as we can easily see from the taser failing to do anything. One shot is usually not enough, and there is no way to know on spot if it will be enough, so you make sure by shooting as many times as necessary to completely eliminate the threat. Who cares that it might have been a bluff charge? Do you expect an officer to risk the life of his partner based on his split second reading of the body language of someone who looks like he is about to potentially lethally attack his partner?
AllHailTheDead
Profile Joined July 2011
United States418 Posts
January 25 2012 02:28 GMT
#769
Does anyone else think maybe the other cop shot the next five.


idk he pulls out his gun and you can really tell who fires the 2nd set of shots
Deadlyhazard
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1177 Posts
January 25 2012 02:28 GMT
#770
On January 25 2012 11:26 plogamer wrote:
As a poster above mentioned, there was no re-evaluation of the situation after the initial shots. 10 shots, 3 seconds. I can't get over how rapidly and how much the cops shot.

This too. Even if the taser situation didn't work out for whatever reason, there was no need to deliver that many shots to a bluff charge that the officers had time to react and get away. It should have been a shot to the knee cap or really anywhere else I'm sure this officer was trained to shoot towards. I don't care about the whole 'heat of the situation' argument, the officer shot to kill for whatever reason. This wasn't to take the suspect down, it was to kill him.
Hark!
Deleted User 108965
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1096 Posts
January 25 2012 02:29 GMT
#771
On January 25 2012 11:26 Deadlyhazard wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:21 Whole wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:17 r.Evo wrote:

If police is horribly trained, fine. Whoever is responsible for that needs to receive the kick in the nuts and not this officer. However, the second you say "He did fine, give him a break, that's how things are!" you accept the fact that a police force is not able to perform their basic duties properly.

It isn't really the trainer's fault. It is just that they are funded in a way that gives them little incentive to excel and little means to get advanced training.

On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


They did use a taser. Get your facts straight before you start saying that people should get life in prison.


So they used tasers but the guy didn't drop to the ground and had the ability to swing a weapon? Explain that.

I know it said he used a taser, but there are two officers and one taser was ineffective? Why didn't they try the other one and aim around the thick clothing?

well what do you want them to do? i can just imagine this exchange
"oh sorry sir my taser didnt work please let my partner here get out his so he can try it out too"
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Deadlyhazard
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1177 Posts
January 25 2012 02:29 GMT
#772
On January 25 2012 11:27 OsoVega wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.

He did use a taser. No, it wouldn't have been more effective as we can easily see from the taser failing to do anything. One shot is usually not enough, and there is no way to know on spot if it will be enough, so you make sure by shooting as many times as necessary to completely eliminate the threat. Who cares that it might have been a bluff charge? Do you expect an officer to risk the life of his partner based on his split second reading of the body language of someone who looks like he is about to potentially lethally attack his partner?

It wouldn't risk his life, he had time to dodge. And if the suspect continued to pursue, THEN shoot him. It was poorly managed.
Hark!
Deadlyhazard
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1177 Posts
January 25 2012 02:30 GMT
#773
On January 25 2012 11:29 FrankWalls wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:26 Deadlyhazard wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:21 Whole wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:17 r.Evo wrote:

If police is horribly trained, fine. Whoever is responsible for that needs to receive the kick in the nuts and not this officer. However, the second you say "He did fine, give him a break, that's how things are!" you accept the fact that a police force is not able to perform their basic duties properly.

It isn't really the trainer's fault. It is just that they are funded in a way that gives them little incentive to excel and little means to get advanced training.

On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


They did use a taser. Get your facts straight before you start saying that people should get life in prison.


So they used tasers but the guy didn't drop to the ground and had the ability to swing a weapon? Explain that.

I know it said he used a taser, but there are two officers and one taser was ineffective? Why didn't they try the other one and aim around the thick clothing?

well what do you want them to do? i can just imagine this exchange
"oh sorry sir my taser didnt work please let my partner here get out his so he can try it out too"


How about not shooting the guy ten times, maybe just a shot to the arm or leg. That's enough to incapacitate just about anyone. He instantly reacted by shooting him in the head and chest multiple times to kill which was foolish.
Hark!
Ldawg
Profile Joined December 2011
United States328 Posts
January 25 2012 02:32 GMT
#774
Man was warned repeatedly before being tased, was tased, then raised weapon and approached office who at the time had his head turned. Methinks it was justified.

A few responses from a gun-owner and CCW holder to some of the popular statements.

1) Regarding the amount of shots. Perhaps many shots were fired, but the man presented a threat. As stated before, the threat must be removed. Also, the caliber of ammunition can make a significant difference (energy of .45 vs .40 vs 9mm) on the impact to the target. I don't know what caliber firearm they carried, but a hit from a smaller caliber may not remove the threat on the first (few) strikes.

2) Regarding shooting him on an extremity. First, easier said than done. Second, several potential problems can be introduced by this approach. An extremity is always a smaller, more difficult target. The probability of ricochets, misses, etc. increases and as anyone who has underwent firearm training can testify, one should always be aware of what is behind the target. Also, a shot to center-mass offers the highest chance the threat is removed. In a life-threatening situation, you don't want to shoot someone in the arm or leg and hope you will be safe.
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Myles
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5162 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:33:15
January 25 2012 02:32 GMT
#775
On January 25 2012 11:30 Deadlyhazard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2012 11:29 FrankWalls wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:26 Deadlyhazard wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:21 Whole wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:17 r.Evo wrote:

If police is horribly trained, fine. Whoever is responsible for that needs to receive the kick in the nuts and not this officer. However, the second you say "He did fine, give him a break, that's how things are!" you accept the fact that a police force is not able to perform their basic duties properly.

It isn't really the trainer's fault. It is just that they are funded in a way that gives them little incentive to excel and little means to get advanced training.

On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


They did use a taser. Get your facts straight before you start saying that people should get life in prison.


So they used tasers but the guy didn't drop to the ground and had the ability to swing a weapon? Explain that.

I know it said he used a taser, but there are two officers and one taser was ineffective? Why didn't they try the other one and aim around the thick clothing?

well what do you want them to do? i can just imagine this exchange
"oh sorry sir my taser didnt work please let my partner here get out his so he can try it out too"


How about not shooting the guy ten times, maybe just a shot to the arm or leg. That's enough to incapacitate just about anyone. He instantly reacted by shooting him in the head and chest multiple times to kill which was foolish.

I agree the second 5 shots were excessive, but it is 100% standard procedure to aim for the center of mass. If you're firing your weapon it's because you fear for your safety and aiming for the center of mass is the best way to incapacitate a threat.. That said, I feel the threat was over after the first burst, but there could easily be things going on that we can't see.
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FunnelC4kes
Profile Joined July 2010
Ireland462 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:38:31
January 25 2012 02:34 GMT
#776
Interesting reply by the Marine.

Gunshots always seem excessive, perhaps because they're so fatal.

A man can make a mistake in a rage, and though the cops may be justified, a gunshot to subdue the victim is too final.
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Deadlyhazard
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1177 Posts
January 25 2012 02:35 GMT
#777
On January 25 2012 11:32 Myles wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:30 Deadlyhazard wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:29 FrankWalls wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:26 Deadlyhazard wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:21 Whole wrote:
On January 25 2012 11:17 r.Evo wrote:

If police is horribly trained, fine. Whoever is responsible for that needs to receive the kick in the nuts and not this officer. However, the second you say "He did fine, give him a break, that's how things are!" you accept the fact that a police force is not able to perform their basic duties properly.

It isn't really the trainer's fault. It is just that they are funded in a way that gives them little incentive to excel and little means to get advanced training.

On January 25 2012 11:20 Deadlyhazard wrote:
You could practically murder someone in the US as a cop and not get a prison sentence. This cop will get away clean. Why didn't he use a taser or the dog? That would've been much more effective than shooting a guy 10 times. One shot is enough to take a person down, but this cop was aiming at the man's chest/head to kill him. It was a bluff charge too, he hadn't even begun to swing the weapon and just did a threat with his elbow and basically turning to the guy.

The police officer that shot deserves to get life in prison.


They did use a taser. Get your facts straight before you start saying that people should get life in prison.


So they used tasers but the guy didn't drop to the ground and had the ability to swing a weapon? Explain that.

I know it said he used a taser, but there are two officers and one taser was ineffective? Why didn't they try the other one and aim around the thick clothing?

well what do you want them to do? i can just imagine this exchange
"oh sorry sir my taser didnt work please let my partner here get out his so he can try it out too"


How about not shooting the guy ten times, maybe just a shot to the arm or leg. That's enough to incapacitate just about anyone. He instantly reacted by shooting him in the head and chest multiple times to kill which was foolish.

I agree the second 5 shots were excessive, but it is 100% standard procedure to aim for the center of mass. If you're firing your weapon it's because you fear for your safety and aiming for the center of mass is the best way to incapacitate a threat.. That said, I feel the threat was over after the first burst, but there could easily be things going on that we can't see.


I could understand if the man was reaching for his pockets or something and they could potentially think it was a gun threat. But yeah, as a post detailed earlier, there would have to be a long time between the charging up of the swing and a strike for a heavy weapon like that. It's not like he could just attack him instantly after what looked like a bluff charge.

I just think a couple of bullets would have done the trick if they truly couldn't get a handle on that taser for whatever reason. Not ten god damn shots.
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OsoVega
Profile Joined December 2010
926 Posts
January 25 2012 02:36 GMT
#778
On January 25 2012 11:28 Deadlyhazard wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:26 plogamer wrote:
As a poster above mentioned, there was no re-evaluation of the situation after the initial shots. 10 shots, 3 seconds. I can't get over how rapidly and how much the cops shot.

This too. Even if the taser situation didn't work out for whatever reason, there was no need to deliver that many shots to a bluff charge that the officers had time to react and get away. It should have been a shot to the knee cap or really anywhere else I'm sure this officer was trained to shoot towards. I don't care about the whole 'heat of the situation' argument, the officer shot to kill for whatever reason. This wasn't to take the suspect down, it was to kill him.

You will never meet anyone who is trained in firearms to fire anywhere other than the center of mass with a handgun. Expecting anyone to shoot someone in the knee to defend themselves is fantastic.
MidKnight
Profile Joined December 2008
Lithuania884 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:40:52
January 25 2012 02:37 GMT
#779
On January 25 2012 11:09 Kukaracha wrote:
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On January 25 2012 11:02 MidKnight wrote:
On January 25 2012 10:55 Kukaracha wrote:
On January 25 2012 10:49 MidKnight wrote:
The first 5 shots are obviously fine. The other 5 with basically no pause are not. If he had a gun, sure, kill him before he can respond. But he was obviously incapitated, he didn't even have the time to fall down to the ground when they shot another 5 "to make sure". He's not a fucking terminator, they don't know they can BACK OFF for a couple of seconds until he falls down?

Someone on YT video mentioned cops fear NOT killing their victim for the fear of revenge, that would make a lot of sense.


I don't think you have the time to sit back and think about the consequences. You probably feel fear and an adrenaline rush and shoot until you're calm again, and this happens when you're sure that the threat is no more.

Seriously. Stop playing FPS.


They are supposed to be trained professionals tho, that's the difference. They should know the consequences of what happens when you shoot someone 5 times.There was no one around in the 20 meter radius and his only weapon was a crowbar.

I see the case of trigger happy dumb-ass cops overreacting.


The problem I see with this, and with r.Evo's reaction, is that you assume that the police can get the training given to special intervention forces.

Really? Do you know how many cops there are out there? How much money it would cost to extensively train every single officer in martial art theory and crisis management? How many cops there would be if you only hired people with balls of steel and an impeccable self-control?

Seriously, the guy is a cop. Low salary, just doing his job. Give him a break. If you want higher standards, find the money, and find suitables candidates.


So how does it work? They just had a gun to every cop and say "Here, use this to protect and serve, gl hf"?
Are cops really supposed to shoot anyone to death who shows any sign of aggression with any kind of weapon?

I mean, I obviously do not know the exact details, the mental state of the cops or their previous experiences in these type of situations, but to say they didn't overreact is a bit silly.
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-25 02:38:38
January 25 2012 02:37 GMT
#780
Feel like the officers were totally justified shooting at him when he turned, but the following 5 shots when he clearly stumbled behind the car (and likely fell) were totally unnecessary.

edit: I don't know if a punishment for the officer firing the last 5 shots would be justified, if any punishment at all. It's too difficult of a situation.
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